Search Results: Titles starting with O from Ghost River Books

Covenant Garden, England: Country Life Ltd,, 1943. Hard Cover. First Edition. 9 7/8 x 7 3/8. 104 pp. Ten marvelous full-page engravings, annotated:. the tall, mauve-pink marshmallows, like delicate wild hollyhocks would sway among the clusters of ree d. A roof designed to endure for perhaps a thousand years. A superb church standing like a small lost cathedral over the graves of kings; etc. H.E. Bates writes very well. This book combines his obser vations of people, architecture, nature, history and the war. The first chapter begins:"There is a road in the West Sussex hills that runs between mixed woodland and fields of barley. On summer eveni n gs, during war at any rate, there is hardly ever anyone on it except a soldier or an airman with his girl, and there are few sounds on the hillside except the sounds of birds and the distant chatte r c oming from the south, of a Hurricane testing its cannon over the sea." 10 chapters. Binding is sea-green cloth on boards with white lettering. Min.… Read More

N.Y.: The MacMillan Company, 1962. 2 volumes. A humorous slice of Americana by a turn of the century pixie, age ten/ The Jigs & Juleps girl grown up. Dust jackets have some edge wear, scuffing, some short tears to edges. Look good in new plastic cover. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. HC and DJ. Good/Good. Illus. by Karla Kuskin. 7 3/4 x 4 3/4.

Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing, 1993. 221 pp includes bibliography. B/W photos.Early in 1992 a major stakeholder on Oak Island made a startling discovery. A discovery that blows all existing treasure theories out of the water, and provides the missing clues to the Bizarre mystery of Oak Island. The second book by William Crooker on the Oak Island Mystery. Cover is bright, there is a faint crinkling to top front corner. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good+.

Toronto: Summerhill Press/Woodland Press, 1987. 100 pp. A book of poetry by Ruth Churchill Peppler accented with the wonderful photography of Jim Ford. Foreword by Hagood Hardy. Poems of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter that reflect the moods, beauty, and changes of life. A wonderful collection and a beautiful book. Photographic notes. Dj has one tear (3/4") but is otherwise very good and looks good in new mylar cover. Not price clipped. Royal Blue binding has wee bumps to corners and top and bottom of spine. No former owner's name on endpapers. Text is lovely, clean, unmarked. DJ cond: good-v. good Book cond: v. good++. HC and DJ. 9 x 8 1/4.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Theatre Communications Group, 1989. 89 pages. A play...a simple well told story of three caring people. Entire book is clean and unmarked. Minimal edge rubbing. No former owner's name.. Fourth Printing. Trade Paperback. V. Good.

Aldine House, London: J. M. Dent and Co. , 1901. 302 pages. Green leather binding has frays to corners, wear to spine head and front of spine. Green leather has faded somewhat. Back cover is splitting at top of spine. Text is lovely , clean. unmarked. Glassine cover to frontispiece still good. Ribbon is in good condition. A delightful little copy that shows its age.. Leather. Fair. 4 x 6.

Fairbanks Morse, 2011. 191 pages. Entire book is clean, bright, tight and unmarked. A nice copy. Hardcover. Very Good.

U.S.A.: Penguin Books, 2009. 133 pages. "We should have a geat many fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only and not for the things themselves.: Entire book is white, tight, clean, unmarked. A nice copy.. Mass Market Paperback. V. Good.

Cover has some scuffing and edge rubbing. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.

Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.: Crown Crest, 1956. 82 pages includes index. Traces the history of the thoroughbred by concentrating on great Thoroughbred sires. Cover has much scuffing from unstable colour in printing. a bit of wear to head and foot of spine, some corner rubbing. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked and clean.. Paperback/ Soft Cover. Fair-good.

N. Y.: Tempo, 1963. 192 pages. The Hilarious misadventures of a high school junior and his far out friends. Quite clean, minimal rubbing to corners. No former owner's name... Mass Market Paperback. Good.

St. Thomas, Ontario: Municipal World, 2009. A nice clean unmarked copy. No former owner's name.. Paperback. Very Good.

N.Y.: G. P Putnam's Sons, 1965. 96 pp. A tongue in cheek ."A modern approach to the art and techniques of coginus." Dustjacket has some faint staining on cover, a few small tears at spine, a little dust soiling. Looks good in new plastic cover. Gift inscription to former owner on first page. Text is clean and unmarked.. HC and DJ. Good - Very Good/Good. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1990. Subitled: Giggles, Gasps & Groans, Growing Up together. "Anyone who is a sister, or has a sister ages 8 to 88 will enjoy this wee book. Front free endpaper has been neatly and inconspicuosly removed. No former owner's name. Book is bright and clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good - V. Good/No Jacket. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2.

Friesen Press, 1988. 339 pages. Paperback, Cover has a bit of edge rubbing and a little scuffing here and there. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Paperback. Good+.

The Greenfield Review Press, 1998. 184 pages. Winner of the North American native Authors First Book Award for Prose. Cover has small rubs to corners. no former owner's name. the word hypolimnion is underlined on page 32 and the bottom corner of page is folded. Text is otherwise, clean and unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good-.

Odessa, Texas: The Rahtbooks Company, 1964. Deluxe edition is signed by the author on the front endpaper. Dust jacket is in lovely condition protected by Brodart cover. Navy blue cloth on boards binding is bright and clean, very nice. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. No former owner's name.. By Author. Presumed First. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by M. Loys Raymer.

Pleasantville, NY, U.S.A.: Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, The, 1988, 1988. Hard Cover. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4. ISBN:0-89577-292-2. 525 pp. Beautifully illustrated with sepia and black sketches. Afterword by George Gissing. "The World's Best Reading" series. Grey paper on boards bindi ng with Burgandy leatherlike spine and burgandy lettering. No former owner's name. Text is clean and tight. Tiny bump to top front corner. Overall cond: v. good - near fine..

London: Blackie & Son, 1890. 63 pages. Undated but inscription on front free endpaper is dated 1890. Cover has a bit of rubbing to edges but is in pretty good condition for a book of this age. Subtitled:Stories in little words of not more than four letters. There are some finger smudges in text. A tear to top near spine of Table of Contents page. . Hardcover. Used - Good.

Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Providence House Pub, 1996. 180 pp includes index and endnotes. The story of the Bostick family, from transcription of letters, who were deeply affected by the War between the states and events of the time. Dustjacket has very little wear. Red cloth on boards binding is in lovely condition, No former owner's name. Text is clean and tight. A copy in near-new condition.. First Edition. HC and DJ. V. Good/V. Good. 9 1/4 x 6 3/8.